Ignacio De La Fuente Jr., 34, must register for the rest of his life as a sex offender, Judge Allan Hymer said during a hearing in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, capping a case that has rocked the city's political scene.

De La Fuente Jr. did not speak during the hearing. He smiled at his family, and a woman called out, "We love you, Nachito," as he was led away by sheriff's deputies.

The courtroom was filled with supporters of the council president, many of whom were wearing white ribbons they said symbolized faith. Among those in the gallery were City Council members Henry Chang and Pat Kernighan and former Councilman Danny Wan.

The elder De La Fuente declined to comment afterward. Last month, he and his family accused police of pumping up the charges to embarrass him during his unsuccessful run for mayor last year, an accusation his wife repeated Friday.

De La Fuente Jr. pleaded guilty to five felony charges in May during the middle of his trial, including two counts of rape. The agreement allowed him to avoid a possible sentence of 75 years to life.

He was accused of raping four women, three of them prostitutes and the fourth a 15-year-old girl whom prosecutors say he mistook for a prostitute. The attacks happened between October 2003 and just before De La Fuente Jr. was arrested in April 2005.

His family says he committed no sexual assaults and pleaded guilty largely to spare loved ones the pain and embarrassment of a trial. The defense said three of the four incidents that prosecutors called sexual assaults were in fact consensual acts with prostitutes. The women later sought revenge for disputes over money, defense attorneys said.

Nevertheless, De La Fuente Jr. agreed to plead guilty because the cumulative effect of having four complaining witnesses could have led to a lengthier sentence if he was convicted, his attorney, Robert Beles, said Friday outside court.

De La Fuente Jr. picked up all four victims in Oakland's Fruitvale district, where his father lives and has rallied against street prostitution and drug dealing.

He pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, one charge of assault to commit rape, one count of forcible oral copulation and one charge of forced digital penetration.

With credit for time served and good behavior, De La Fuente Jr. could serve 12 years of his sentence and be paroled in about 10 years, allowing him to "see the light of day," Beles said.

In September, De La Fuente Sr. and his wife, Elvia, accused Oakland police of inflating the charges against his son to embarrass the council president just as he was preparing to run for mayor last year. He ultimately finished a distant second to Ron Dellums.

On a Web site, www.delafuenteconspiracy.com, the family said a private investigator had uncovered "clear indications of police misconduct that included falsified and altered police reports, witness coercion and plain dirty politics."

Asked Friday if she still felt her son had been targeted, Elvia De La Fuente said, "Absolutely."

Beles said the sentence would stand unless someone comes forward and admits to lying or presents "radically different" circumstances of what occurred. "At this point in time, I don't see that on the horizon, but you never know," he said.

Oakland police and Alameda County prosecutors defended their case. Police asked the FBI to investigate its handling of the criminal case, but the agency declined. The department is seeking an independent investigation.

Marcia Blackstone, executive director of Bay Area Women Against Rape, attended Friday's sentencing and said De La Fuente Jr. should be locked up longer than 14 years.

"I think it was ridiculous," she said. "It was not just. He deserved many more years for the havoc he caused."

Kernighan, the Oakland councilwoman, said she had come to court to provide emotional support for De La Fuente Sr., who she said was having a "very painful time as a parent."